I try to be very positive and cheerful about my profession: teaching. It's a fluffing tough job and you have to see the best in it - every lesson, every day, every student. And it can be the most rewarding and important job a person could do. But, my goodness, today was a challenge. When your leaders don't seem to care about their staff and are actively making it more difficult for you, you just get worn down. But. Tomorrow is a new day. Always. #Teaching#Education#edutooter@edutooters
This is a truly important and groundbreaking book. The antithesis to Andrew Tate, Donald Trump and the like. "Lads" by Alan Bissett - very easy to read, clearly laid out, accessible guidance and advice on how not to be 'That Guy'. How to get teenage boys to read it? Now, that's the challenge... #Books#AmReading#Teaching#Education#edutooter#Lads#ThatGuy#AlanBissett@bookstodon@edutooters
This is a fascinating book that I think all school leaders and those with the ability to create culture should read: "What Makes Teachers Unhappy and What Can You Do About It?" by Mark Solomons and Fran Abrams. Less about doughnuts in the staff room and 'optional' yoga workshops, more about real, systemic change #Teachers#Teaching#Education#WellBeing#edutooter#AmReading@education@bookstodon
For the first (ish) time, I'm missing the birdsite - because I've just finished the most incredible book, and in the past I could have tweeted the author to tell him how much I appreciated it. And I can't now. But I can still shout about it here. Every teacher in every type of context should read "I Heard What You Said" by Jeffrey Boakye - about being a black teacher in the UK. It's astounding. #Books#AmReading#JeffreyBoakye#Education#EduTooter@edutooters
I wan to make a request to #Science#Teachers: When you design labs please design some (most) without step-by-step instructions. The chances of your students needing pipette skills in 10 years is remote. What will serve most student better will be the ability to identify a problem, design and experiment that might explain that problem, setup and run that experiment, then interpret the results. Perhaps followed up by design a second experiment if the first didn't help.
Save the "follow the recipe" skills for home ec. The most important thing you can teach your student at any level is experimental design.
Wondering how all this imagining and idea-ing could show up in a classroom? This episode we're chatting with one practitioner about how all of this combines into culture building in his classrom, join us for Building Emerging Consciousness Cultures.
Season 1 finale! Wondering how all this imagining and idea-ing could show up in a classroom? This episode we're chatting with one practitioner about how all of this combines into culture building in his classrom, join us for Building Emerging Consciousness Cultures.